Anne McCormack

CEO

Mecwacare  

Anne McCormack

Anne has extensive experience in private health insurance, community aged care, disability, mental health and tertiary health. Having moved to Australia in 2007, Anne has worked across the United Kingdom, United States, Europe and Australia. Anne has a proven record of partnerships and acquisitions, growth and strategy design as well as implementation, technology and governance, and workforce design and planning. With a passion for human services and the dignity of care, Anne believes in a holistic approach to the provision of care to vulnerable people and understands the necessity to maintain a safe, stable environment for those receiving services. She is also a firm believer in defining models of care, as well as utilising technology and analytics to enhance the lives of the people that receive mecwacare’s services. Anne was appointed as mecwacare’s chief executive officer in September 2023.

The ideal of human rights and the reality of legal protections panel

Plenary session 5
Wednesday 1 October 2025
4.15pm – 5pm

Precis

Australia’s aged care reforms are framed around a human rights approach, but do our current laws and protections truly reflect this ideal? This panel will explore where the gaps lie between rights on paper and rights in practice. From recognising the role of providers, regulators and government, to considering how families and older people themselves can be better supported, the discussion will focus on practical ways to make rights meaningful in daily care. Together, the panel will examine how we can move closer to a system where dignity, choice and respect are not just aspirations, but everyday realities.